THE LONG-HAIRED CAT 157 



that I had were presents from friends who wanted to find 

 homes for favourites they were unable to keep. 



Although I have not tried the experiment, I have 

 been told by breeders that they have bred excellent Blues 

 from a Tortoiseshell dam with a Blue sire ; but though I 

 have bred good Whites from a Black dam, and many 

 Blacks of pure colour from a Tortoiseshell dam with a 

 Red Tabby sire, I should have thought to attempt Blues 

 in same way with a Blue sire would be rather speculative. 



Be this as it may, I am assured it is a fact that some 

 breeders keep Tortoiseshell females entirely for their use 

 in breeding operations. 



As such a thing as even a long-haired Tortoiseshell 

 male is rarely seen, my remarks on what I think they 

 should be must be taken to apply to the females only. 



The head should be only of moderate size, fairly 

 broad across the forehead, and fringed with soft hair. 



The ears rather full and large, with tufts inside, but 

 not much feathering at tips. 



The eyes large, full, lustrous in expression and orange 

 in colour. 



The shoulders and chest well provided with long 

 mane and frill of soft straight hair, and wide and deep 

 in themselves. 



The legs and feet rather long but fine in bone and 

 elegant in shape. 



The brush fairly full and bushy, but not very large, 

 and hind quarters covered with long hair. 



The coat plentiful all over, but not of great length ; 

 more so at the sides than on the upper part. 



